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July 2007
The
Arlington Soccer Association has hired Bob Bigney to fill the new position of
ASA Technical Director.
 New Position
The Technical Director is a new position created this year by the ASA Board of
Directors after input from ASA Club Managers and other members of the Arlington
and Falls Church soccer community.
The Technical Director's primary functions will be to train and educate our
recreational coaches and to provide increased player development opportunities,
in the form of clinics, camps and other programs, for our recreational players.
Bob Bigney's Background
Bob has spent his entire adult life as a teacher, educator and coach. He has a
passion for soccer, especially working with younger children to develop their
enjoyment of the game.
Bob is a 1984 graduate of Davis & Elkins College in West Virginia. He has a
master's degree in education from the University of Richmond and a teaching
certification from New Mexico State University in elementary education.
Bob coached soccer at college and professional levels. He was the head men's
soccer coach at LaGrange College (Georgia), North Carolina Wesleyan College and
Davis & Elkins College. He was the head coach of the Roanoke Wrath professional
team for one year.
Extensive Experience with Youth Soccer
Following his years of college and professional coaching, Bob worked with many
youth soccer programs. He was director of coaching and player development with
the Beach FC Youth Soccer Club in Virginia Beach, VA, director of coaching for
the West Virginia Youth Soccer Association, and the director of coaching and
player development for the New Mexico Youth Soccer Association.
A Coach of Coaches and a Teacher
Bob is an experienced trainer of youth coaches, as well. He holds an USSF "A"
license and a National Youth License. He has served on the US Soccer National
Instructional Staff and has taught numerous youth coach licensing classes around
the country.
Bob is certified as an elementary school teacher and has taught fourth grade in
the Las Cruces, New Mexico Public School District for three years.
Passion for Recreational Youth Soccer
In extensive interviews with the ASA Board, the Technical Director Task Force,
the ASA Referee Commissioner, and with many individual managers and coaches, Bob
repeatedly emphasized his passion for youth soccer. His vision is the
development of a model recreational soccer program in Arlington, one that will
provide high quality, affordable, and enjoyable neighborhood recreational play
that will instill a lifetime love of sports and soccer in our Arlington and
Falls Church children.
Contact Bob Bigney
Contact Bob at
 or
571-481-8447. |
